How To Install libopenjfx-java on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenjfx-java on Debian 9.

What is libopenjfx-java

libopenjfx-java is:

JavaFX/OpenJFX is a set of graphics and media APIs that enables Java developers to design, create, test, debug, and deploy rich client applications that operate consistently across diverse platforms.

This package contains the Java libraries only, installing it won’t add the JavaFX classes to the default classpath automatically. The integration with the JRE is provided by the openjfx package.

There are three methods to install libopenjfx-java on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libopenjfx-java Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenjfx-java using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libopenjfx-java

Install libopenjfx-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenjfx-java using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libopenjfx-java

Install libopenjfx-java Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libopenjfx-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libopenjfx-java

How To Uninstall libopenjfx-java on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libopenjfx-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libopenjfx-java

Uninstall libopenjfx-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libopenjfx-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libopenjfx-java

Remove libopenjfx-java Configurations and Data

To remove libopenjfx-java configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libopenjfx-java

Remove libopenjfx-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libopenjfx-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libopenjfx-java

Dependencies

libopenjfx-java have the following dependencies:

• libopenjfx-jni

References

• libopenjfx-java website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libopenjfx-java package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.